DIY Drawer Organizer

For the past two years I have had hatred towards my utensil drawer in my kitchen. I’m not a fancy cook so I really only use a few utensils everyday and the chaos in that drawer was really making me mad every time I looked in it. I finally got around to creating a DIY Drawer Organizer for my utensil drawer and it was easy, affordable and took me 30 mins.

Below I have the supplies and steps for you to create your own organizer!

Supplies:
Step 1: DECLUTTER

This is my favorite step and MUST not be skipped. Like I said before, I am not a fancy cook so I only use certain utensils on a daily basis. I use rubber scrapers, tongs and spatulas everyday, that’s it! So I decided to keep these utensils in my main utensil drawer and then move the utensils I don’t use regularly (ie: large spoons, whisk, garlic press, potato masher) to a different drawer or to my cute utensil holder. BOOM! My drawer already looks so much better

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DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
These are the utensils I don’t use often so I moved them to another drawer
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
I also added a few of my favorite utensils to this holder.
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
Step 2: Determine layout of Drawer

Organize like items and like sizes together and layout them out in your drawer like I did in the picture below:

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
Step 3: Use Painters Tape to map out Layout

This step just helps me visualize and measure:

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
Step 4: Make your first cut

I chose to make the longest piece of the drawer my first cut and then build everything off of that piece. See below:

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
Step 5: Measure and Make the rest of the cuts

I based all of my other cuts off of the my first cut:

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
Use a pencil to mark where each piece should be nailed and screwed in place.
Step 6: Nail & Screw the wood Pieces Together

Nail the wood pieces together using a nail gun. To add extra support screw the wood pieces together as well.

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
Yes I used a lot of nails ha! Extra sturdy!
Step 7: Make sure the organizer fits into you drawer:
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial

Now some of you make need to glue your wood pieces to the drawer if your wood piece do not touch. I would recommend using VERY small amounts of Liquid Nails or another stronger glue. You could screw your pieces into the drawer, but that is obviously more permanent and could potentially ruin your drawer if not done properly.

Step 8: Remove the painters tape and replace your utensils

Place the utensils back in the drawer and gaze at your decluttered, beautifully organized drawer 🙂

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial

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This project can be used for any size drawer and not just your utensil drawer. Try it for your makeup, your silverware, your curling irons, really anything!

DIY drawer organizer tutorial using wood pieces.  Declutter and organizer your utensil drawer in 30 minutes. #drawerorganization #drawer #kitchendrawer #DIYtutorial
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